Hockey
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Connelly lifts Hawks past Badgers and into semifinals
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St. CATHARINES, Ont. – The road is set as the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team clinched their Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) quarterfinal series against the Brock Badgers Saturday night. In a physical meeting between the eighth-seeded Badgers and the No.1 ranked Golden Hawks, Laurier swept the series two games to none in a 5-1 contest.…
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Hawks’ season ends with a roar
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It’s been a roller coaster season for the Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team, and on Saturday it came to an end in the exact same fashion. In a tightly contested affair between the eighth-seeded Golden Hawks and the number one seeded Western Mustangs, the Hawks fell 2-1 in a controversial ending. “I think we deserved…
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Lady Hawks take game one of conference quarterfinals
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She’s not the most unlikely player to notch the team’s first marker of the post-season with eight goals on her campaign this year, but Devon Skeats’ tally might have just saved the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from an opening night scare. The third-year Whitby native and team jokester got the Hawks rolling in a 4-2…
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Badgers first up for No. 1 Hawks
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In their third-best ever season, the No.1 Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team proved why they were a force to be reckoned with. With back-to-back wins against the Brock Badgers and Guelph Gryphons, the Golden Hawks closed out their season on the weekend, finishing with a near-perfect record of 25-0-1. Finishing on a 14-game winning…
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‘This team can be a darkhorse’
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The Western Mustangs don’t scare the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. The big bad hockey team from London, ranked third in Canada, have proven themselves to be mere mortals in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) circuit with two uncharacteristic losses to end the season. The Mustangs’ 2-1 loss versus York and a 9-5 shootout defeat at…
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Shepley anchors an inexperienced blueline
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Although the men’s hockey team may not have had their best season (9-17-2), that’s not to say there haven’t been some standout players on the rink. When people think of the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, the defence can sometimes be overlooked, but that is exactly where you’ll find veteran Zack Shepley. Currently in his third…
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Good and his top line break out in Hawks’ 3-1 victory
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Mitchell Good has a reserve of talent that he likes to use. There are just certain moments that are more appropriate than others. “When you get up 2-0 like that, you have a little bit of confidence in yourself to maybe do some of the plays that you wouldn’t do against Western or maybe Lakehead,”…
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Defence joins the rush in women’s hockey victory
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Anyone can say that the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team has no trouble scoring goals. They could even say that when they were declared the top team in the country that it came as no surprise. But despite their ongoing success, and an impressive 21-0-1 record, head coach Rick Osborne still looks to improve…
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Lancers pull away to beat Hawks 3-1
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Again. And again. And again. And again. It seems almost like déjà vu for the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team (7-16-1), as their games seem to start and end the same way. And Saturday was no exception, as the Hawks returned home after a tough 4-2 loss to the University of Ontario Institute of…
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Patriots’ Belichick and Brady will lead team to redemption
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For the New England Patriots, revenge is a dish best served four years later. After seeing their dreams of a perfect season crash and burn at the uncoordinated hands of a young Eli Manning, the Patriots are ready to get revenge for what transpired in Super Bowl 42. Only eight players remain from the 18-1…
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